5/1 vs the city that always sleeps

[a700hitter]

Pedroia got a .660OPS, that's playing in Fenway.

He played better with the torn thumb ligament.

[rjortiz]

Balfour comes into Shipping up to Boston?

 

Probably a ninth inning rally song for the Red Sox.

[rjortiz]

The whole crowd singing Bob Marley in unison was pretty cool.

[RedSoxNC84]

Bring him home now!

[Station 13]

He played better with the torn thumb ligament.

 

He has hit only 1HR since last July.

[Station 13]

C'mon don't choked again.

[a700hitter]

This reminds me of a rain suspended DH against the Rays in April 2011.

[RedSoxNC84]

Balfour and that damn slider.

[RedSoxNC84]

He's shaking off the slider to throw a slider.

[a700hitter]

FB down the middle and he doesn't pull the trigger.

[Station 13]

this team has so many chances to make this game a blow out.

[Station 13]

WTF was Napoli doing? Job was just to tie it at the minimum.

[RedSoxNC84]

Oh no.. it is up to AJ now?

[RedSoxNC84]

WTF was Napoli doing? Job was just to tie it at the minimum.

 

I guess he expected a slider after seeing six sliders.

[RedSoxNC84]

Bogaerts is due for something big..... again....

[a700hitter]

Okay Bogey, time to start building a legacy.

[a700hitter]

Damn!

[RedSoxNC84]

f*** Grant Balfour.

[Station 13]

Bogaerts just going to get own if he cannot hit sliders.

[d-money]

Bogaerts is terrible with risp.I dont wanna here about base percentage.Awful game by pedroia as well.

[User Name]

Bogaerts has played a month and a half at the MLB level. That's stupid.

[d-money]

Hey user it still doesnt take away the fact that he has been terrible.I see a chemistry issue as well.192 avg with risp.192!

[User Name]

He has been terrible, that is true. But what the hell does their poor hitting with RISP have to do with chemistry? They've been terrible because they've been terrible.

[iortiz]

Frustrating day just as the season thus far.

[User Name]

This team is going to struggle with growing pains and the infusion of new, young talent. They will compete because the division is not very good this year, but fans will just have to deal with the fact that this team's core is transitioning and it's going to be ugly at times.

[TedWilliams101]

This team is going to struggle with growing pains and the infusion of new, young talent. They will compete because the division is not very good this year, but fans will just have to deal with the fact that this team's core is transitioning and it's going to be ugly at times.

 

I like the talent around the Diamond... but the pitching worries me, especially looking towards the future. In the previous "bridge" years we had the likes of Lester, Buchholz, Papelbon, and other talent that looked promising but just didn't pan out. I don't see it right now. I'm not saying it's not there, it just worries me a little.

[mvp 78]

This team is going to struggle with growing pains and the infusion of new, young talent. They will compete because the division is not very good this year, but fans will just have to deal with the fact that this team's core is transitioning and it's going to be ugly at times.

 

Wait til next year...

[SoxFanForsyth]

This team is going to struggle with growing pains and the infusion of new, young talent. They will compete because the division is not very good this year, but fans will just have to deal with the fact that this team's core is transitioning and it's going to be ugly at times.

 

Yup. Although it won't be like this all year, as Bogaerts and Bradley will begin to see the fruits of their labor showing up as the season progresses.

 

I wouldn't, however, be surprised at all to see the Sox go out and pick up a bat for LF and get a little more offense going and a bit more stability out there. Not sure if they'd go after a huge piece (i.e. Stanton), try to buy low on a guy with huge upside (i.e. Kemp), or go with more of a mid-level piece. But I certainly see them making a move and not letting the season get away from them.

[mvp 78]

They make a move, but don't get rid of any blue chippers, imo. Stanton is not coming here.

[User Name]

I like the talent around the Diamond... but the pitching worries me, especially looking towards the future. In the previous "bridge" years we had the likes of Lester, Buchholz, Papelbon, and other talent that looked promising but just didn't pan out. I don't see it right now. I'm not saying it's not there, it just worries me a little.

 

That doesn't make any sense. The Sox have more high-upside pitching talent in the minors right now than they've had at any point during my time as a Red Sox fan.